截

jié

j+ié·2nd tone

to cut off (a length) · to stop

Radical: 戈 Strokes: 14 HSK 7-9

Structure: Top-right surroundFrequency: Common

Same radical

成战戏戒戎戈我戴戚戮戟戍

Same radical

成战戏戒戎戈我戴戚戮戟戍或戢戳

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Character Decomposition

截=十+隹+戈

Etymology

A bird 隹 cut off from its nest 十 by a weapon 戈

Meanings

to cut off (a length)

to stop

to intercept

section

chunk

length

jié

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Words with 截 131 total

to break or cut in two · to sever · to cut off · (fig.) to cut off (a conversation, a flow etc) · to interrupt · (math.) to truncate截断jié duàn to intercept · to cut off and capture截获jié huò to cut off a section of sth截取jié qǔ paraplegia · paralysis截瘫jié tān to end; to close · (electricity) cut-off截止jié zhǐ half (of sth) · halfway through半截bàn jié to cut across · cross-sectional · transverse横截héng jié to intercept拦截lán jié

Idioms with 截 24 total Chain

take from the long to supplement the short (idiom) · to offset each other's deficiencies · to complement each other截长补短jié cháng bǔ duǎn (idiom) lit. to cut off one's hair to entertain a guest (idiom) · fig. referring to a virtuous mother who is hospitable and generous截发留宾jié fā liú bīn

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